Family:Whitney, Raymond (1805-a1880)

Raymond⁷ Whitney (Aaron Wilkes⁶, Ebenezer⁵, David⁴, Joseph³, John², Henry¹), son of Aaron Wilkes⁶ and Sarah (Bennett) Whitney, was born 16 May 1805, Norwalk, CT, and died after 1880.

He married, 4 Jan 1835, Easton, CT, Marinda Silliman, daughter of Deacon Justus Silliman. She was born 21 Mar 1806, Easton, CT, and died after 1868, and probably before 1870.

Phoenix says the following:

"... a machinist and, since 1852, a farmer .... He was engaged with his brothers in carrying on a furnace, manufacturing plows, etc., in Bridgeport, Conn.; and afterward removed to North Fairfield, Ohio, where he was living in 1868."

Child of Raymond⁷ and Marinda (Silliman) Whitney:

i.	Charles Silliman8 Whitney, b. 24 Apr 1838, Bridgeport, CT; d. after 1868; m. 7 Sep 1868, North Fairfield, OH, Emma Ann Peck, daughter of Lyman Peck; a farmer; resided North Fairfield, OH, in Sep 1868.

Census

• 1840, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT: Raymond Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-4, and 1 female 30-39; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT:

42 47 Roswell Whitney 43 M - Foundry & M Shop $3000 Conn. Eliza " 40 F - " Augusta S. " 8 F - " Attended school Mary E. " 9 F - N.Y. Attended school 43 48 Raymond " 45 M - " " " " $3000 Conn. Malinda " 44 F - " Charles L. " 12 M - " Attended school 44 49 Junius Foster 43 M - Pvt Car Agt Fuo Mass. Electa " 43 F - N.Y. 50 Sally Whitney 70 F - $1000 Conn.

• 1860, Fairfield, Huron Co., OH:

2307 2225 Raymond Whitney 55 M - Farmer $3200 $600 Conn. Marinda S. 54 F - " Charles S. 22 M - "

• 1870, Fairfield, Huron Co., OH:

184 190 Whitney, Charles 32 M W Farmer Conn. Male citizen over 21 -----, Annie 20 F W Keeping House Ohio Whitney, Raymond 64 M W Farmer Conn. Male citizen over 21

• 1880, Fairfield, Huron Co., OH:

Charles S. WHITNEY 42 Self M M W CT Farmer CT CT Amy A. WHITNEY 30 Wife F M W OH Keeping House NY OH Erav R. WHITNEY 9 Son M S W OH CT OH Frank P. WHITNEY 4 Son M S W OH CT OH Raymond WHITNEY 75 Fath M W W CT Machinist CT CT

References

• All data imported from Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), pp. 385-386 and p. 1006.

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